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Just want to make sure I’m using metronome right
Take todays lesson for example: It has a 1/4 note = 120
So, if I were playing as intended what I would do is set the metronome to 120. But since the lesson is all 8th notes, every beat of the metronome is 1,2,3,4 and between beats is the “and”. So, that means I would be hitting the strings at 240 bpm, right?
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you are playing 240 notes in a minute but your bpm is still 120, each time you strike a string it is not necessarily a beat and as you rightly observed when playing 1/8th notes you strike a sting on the beat (Down beat) and also on the back/up beat (the space between the beats. Set your metronome for 120. One note on the click, one note between the clicks. (= 1/8ths)
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Thanks for confirming! 🙂
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@NW7 Great question and realization, and as @jumpinjeff confirmed, it is 240 bpm because it’s 1/8 notes. I agree with Jeff that you should keep the metronome at 120 & play the & beats between. Or, you could use the metronome at 120 & play the & beats on the tones, but it would be 60 bpm then. Beginners often find it easier to play the & beats with an actual tone. If speed isn’t an issue, and you want a tone for the & beats, then set it at 240 bpm.
Hope I didn’t confuse you. Good luck and have fun with it.
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Yeah, I was wondering that as well. It’s definitely easier to play a note on a tone.
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